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Originally Posted by Greatgardens
I tried "Fooled You" (supposedly a hybrid) a couple of times, and it didn't do well for me here in IN. I got very few peppers, although they were mild. Hope your luck is better. I'm going with Numex Primavera next spring, and hope it comes though for me. I'm not a pepper afficionado at all, but the Numex varieties I've grown previously have done well.
-GG
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The Numex varieties are developed to grow and produce best in hot, arid climates. The pepper institute was developed to produce varieties which would grow well and be productive for the farmers of New Mexico. Some of their varieties do perform well in other climates, but they were not developed for other areas. If you look closely at most of the Numex varieties, you will see they usually have heavy foliage to protect the fruit from the blazing hot sunlight of mid summer and the resulting sun scald.